RIP: Tony Hart

I have fond memories as a child in the early 80’s seeing Tony Hart and his art gallery on TV. What made is special for me as a child was his little plasticine character, Morph. It was the earliest claymation I can remember and was definitely a springboard for other Aardman Studios characters, like Wallace and Grommit.

Artist and children’s presenter Tony Hart has died, aged 83.

Hart, who lived in Surrey, had suffered from health problems for a number of years, including two strokes. His family said he died peacefully.

The affable presenter inspired children to paint and draw on shows like Vision On, Take Hart and Hartbeat for nearly 50 years before he retired in 2001.

4 Responses to “RIP: Tony Hart”

Tony Hart was awesome, he inspired me each week to draw… in fact (show off embarassing fact time) I had a picture on ‘The Gallery’. I received a 5 pound book token and 2 postcards for my troubles, but best of all it was one of the pictures he stopped to say a few kind words about.